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en Chromebook pilot tests open source learning resources http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74448
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<p class="dropcap-first">Two teachers in Cumberland County are offering up their classrooms as testing ground for new technology. Students in Sarah Pharris' seventh-grade language arts students and Jackie Hancock's seventh-grade math students are using Chromebooks and a variety of Google learning tools to facilitate instruction in their classrooms. </p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74448#commentsGNULinuxGoogleTue, 31 Mar 2015 13:03:13 +0000Roy Schestowitz74448 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgMaterial Design, Google Now Support and Timezone Autoupdate Will Come to Chrome OShttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74399
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<p class="dropcap-first">Google has announced a couple of days ago, on March 27, that the Chrome OS Beta channel is now open to anyone daring to test the upcoming major release of the Linux kernel-based operating system designed for Chromebooks, which will bring a number of attractive features.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74399#commentsGNULinuxGoogleMon, 30 Mar 2015 10:22:21 +0000Roy Schestowitz74399 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgWhy Android 5.1 Is A Step Up From Android 5.0http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74391
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One of the major modifications in Android's newest system update, revolves around the 'quick settings' menu. For those who aren't aware, sliding down the notifications bar twice(or once with two fingers), brings up a quick settings menu, within which one can toggle settings like screen brightness, WiFi, Bluetooth, a flashlight, airplane mode, auto rotate settings, location, screen casting etc. Additionally, in Android 5.0, activating a specific toggle led to it being added to the quick settings menu, the first time they're activated. In Android 5.1 however, it is possible to hide these icons with a long press.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74391#commentsAndroidGoogleMon, 30 Mar 2015 09:20:53 +0000Rianne Schestowitz74391 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgHead 2 Head: Android OS vs. Chrome OShttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74360
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<p class="dropcap-first">A large part of Google’s OS success hasn’t been because of its awesomeness. No. Frankly, we think nothing speaks louder than the almighty dollar in this world. But both are “free,” right? So this is tie? Not really. Although Android is technically free since Google doesn’t charge device makers for it, there are costs associated with getting devices “certified.” Oh, yeah, and then there’s Apple and Microsoft, both of which get healthy payouts from device makers through patent lawsuits. Microsoft reportedly makes far more from Android sales than Windows Phone sales. You just generally don’t see the price because it’s abstracted by carriers. Chrome OS, on the other hand, actually is pretty much free. A top-ofthe-line Chromebook is $280, while a top-of-the-line Android phone full retail is usually $600. We’re giving this one to Chrome OS because if it’s generally cheaper for the builder, it’s cheaper for you.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74360#commentsAndroidGoogleSat, 28 Mar 2015 20:41:36 +0000Roy Schestowitz74360 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgBazel: Google Build Tool is now Open Sourcehttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74326
<!--paging_filter--><p class="dropcap-first">Bazel, the tool that Google uses to build the majority of its software has been partially open sourced. According to Google, Bazel is aimed to build “code quickly and reliably” and is “critical to Google’s ability to continue to scale its software development practices as the company grows.”</p>
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<p>Also: <a href="http://www.cbronline.com/news/it/software/qa-databases-open-source-virtualisation-with-ceo-vinay-joosery-4538250" rel="nofollow">Q&amp;A: Databases, Open Source &amp; Virtualisation with CEO Vinay Joosery</a></p>
http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74326#commentsGoogleOSSFri, 27 Mar 2015 12:50:54 +0000Roy Schestowitz74326 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgGoogle makes deploying software on its cloud a trivial taskhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74309
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Google is offering a new incentive for using its Google Compute Engine. With Google Cloud Launcher, you can launch more than 120 popular open-source packages.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74309#commentsGoogleThu, 26 Mar 2015 19:39:39 +0000Rianne Schestowitz74309 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgGoogle Makes Open Source Tablet To Help Doctors Fight Ebolahttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74189
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He contacted a colleague Ivan Gayton who also works for MSF, to see what could be done. Ivan Gayton decided to contact Google, who had assisted him before during a cholera epidemic, to see if they could help. Google.org, which is Google’s charitable organization, sprung into action by tapping its Crisis response team. This response team gathered resources and personnel together from around the world and brought them to London to work on the project. The result was an Android tablet that ran on top of open-source software and constructed out of a polycarbonate material. The polycarbonate material allows the tablet to be dipped in chlorine and sanitized so that it can leave the facility. This table is used to take information and send it wirelessly to servers located at the scene. These servers are run by a generator for power, as some of the places that MSF responds to do not have electrical power.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74189#commentsAndroidGoogleMon, 23 Mar 2015 08:54:36 +0000Rianne Schestowitz74189 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgASUS C201 Chromebook with Rockchip RK3288 SoC Coming Soonhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74149
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<p class="dropcap-first">We have been hearing rumors about affordable Chromebooks powered by Rockchip processors ever since last year, but we are yet to see something palpable in this regard.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74149#commentsGNULinuxGoogleSat, 21 Mar 2015 06:13:08 +0000Roy Schestowitz74149 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgThe best Chromebook ever: Google's 2015 Pixelhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74148
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I didn't just buy Google's new Chromebook Pixel. No, I bought the high-end model with the 5th-generation, 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-5500U processor with 16GBs of memory and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD) for $1,299. And, I'm not the only one. That top-of-the-line Chromebook Pixel is sold out. Why would I spend this kind of money? Because the Pixel 2015 is worth it.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74148#commentsGNULinuxGoogleFri, 20 Mar 2015 20:57:22 +0000Rianne Schestowitz74148 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgGoogle Targets Digital Signage With Chrome Updateshttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74070
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<p class="dropcap-first">Chrome and Chrome OS powering digital signs may not seem like a huge deal in terms of most people’s daily usage, but it’s an angle on Chrome OS outside of education and consumer-focused hardware that may not be readily apparent, but that nonetheless could help push Chrome as a whole forward, and have implications for the consumer track later on.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74070#commentsGoogleWed, 18 Mar 2015 13:37:37 +0000Roy Schestowitz74070 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgOpen source voice assistant 'Sirius' joins the likes of Google Now, Siri and Cortanahttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74042
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<p class="dropcap-first">A team of researchers from the University of Michigan are demonstrating the digital personal assistant in Turkey.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/sirius-is-an-open-source-digital-voice-assistant-taking-on-google-now-siri-and-cortana-25543.html"><img src="/files/read-on-white.png" alt="Read more" title="Read the rest of this article" /></a></p>
<p>Also: <a href="http://www.siliconbeat.com/2015/03/16/sirius-like-siri-but-its-open-source-and-backed-by-google/" rel="nofollow">Sirius: Like Siri, but it’s open source and backed by Google</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/open-source-sirius-virtual-assistant-gets-google-funding-17373927/" rel="nofollow">Open source Sirius virtual assistant gets Google funding</a></p>
http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/74042#commentsGoogleOSSTue, 17 Mar 2015 20:42:43 +0000Roy Schestowitz74042 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgSageTV to go open source (four years after Google acquired the media center/DVR software)http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/73936
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<p class="dropcap-first">SageTV was a cross-platform media center application and digital video recorder tool for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. I say “was” because Google acquired the company in 2011 and used the technology for its Google Fiber TV service.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/73936#commentsGoogleOSSSat, 14 Mar 2015 11:51:43 +0000Roy Schestowitz73936 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgGoogle Code Shutting Downhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/73931
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<p class="dropcap-first">In July of 2006, I first wrote about Google Code, as a new competitive alternative to SourceForge for open-source project hosting. Times sure have changed in the last 8.5 years and Google is now shutting Google Code down.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/73931#commentsDevelopmentGoogleSat, 14 Mar 2015 07:56:33 +0000Roy Schestowitz73931 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgHands on: Google's new $999 Chromebook Pixel makes big changes under the hoodhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/73873
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<p class="dropcap-first">Two years is eons in tech time, and that’s how long we’ve had to wait for a new Chromebook Pixel, which Google announced Wednesday. Yes, this is a new version of the super-premium, high-priced flagship that debuted to oohs, ahhs, and whys in early 2013, when most Chromebooks were little cheap plastic things, and desktop applications dominated. Not everyone saw the potential of a high-priced browser box. </p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/73873#commentsGNULinuxGoogleFri, 13 Mar 2015 11:13:35 +0000Roy Schestowitz73873 at http://www.tuxmachines.orgGoogle hires engineers to run Android OS on virtual reality gear – reporthttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/73826
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<p class="dropcap-first">Google has padded out a team of engineers to beaver away at an Android operating system to power virtual reality devices, it has been reported.</p>
<p>According to the Wall Street Journal, the ad giant plans to follow its well-worn OS smartphone path, by releasing a VR version of its platform that will be freely available online.</p>
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http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/73826#commentsAndroidGoogleSun, 08 Mar 2015 23:27:28 +0000Rianne Schestowitz73826 at http://www.tuxmachines.org